The 1982 Draft Convention of the Law of the Sea is a set of rules that governs the use of global oceans, the airspace, the seabed, and the subsoil below. It aims at balancing the interests of nations in controlling activities off their own coats and the nations’ interests in protecting their liberty to uses the waters without interference. The Convention addresses several issues such as exploitation and conservation of ocean resources, navigation and overflight of the oceans, marine scientific research, and protection of the marine environment (The United Nations, 2011).
The Bush Administration asked for this law to be ...
